So, Federer gave an interesting
interview at Wimbledon today. Most of the questions were about his rivals, but the most interesting one equated him and Tiger Woods. Both players have 14 majors and as Roger says, they are the face of their sports. I think this is true, but it also shows you how one person can enamor the crowd and essentially overshadow the sport itself. Look at Tiger For instance, he's not winning so why is that the lead story? My guess is just a guess, but I think it is probable. With either player it is clear that they don't play in the most popular sport. Therefore, it is less likely that anyone would know who they are, but as they've both been breakthrough players with advertisers, TV spots, and general fame they shatter the limitations of their less popular sports. Basically, these sports have a limited range of fans, but these men are so popular that they draw attention of people who would otherwise not care about it at all. The two have also appeared in ads together and seem to be friendly, which I suppose is natural.
photo from
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01203/CONSUMER_Adverts_T_1203733c.jpg
That's the old gillete ad, obviously. I got the image from google so that's the link if you want to check out more of them. It also came up with photos of Federer and Woods together, playing golf, hanging out, polishing majors, you know, regular stuff that guys do together. I know when I'm chilling with my friends we always polish our trophies, don't you? I'm sure they compare headshots too. That would be sweet.
Photo from tennis.comOh, and I logged onto ticketmaster to check out the prices of Wimbledon tickets, only 40 pounds, surprisingly low, but I guess it is tennis.
I gotta believe Federer wins his 15th major. I think Murray may be the only person he really has to worry about. With Nadal gone, and his love for playing on the grass, I see no chance in hell he doesn't win. With that being said, do you think he's the greatest tennis player ever?
ReplyDeleteMurray? I'm not so sure about that. I think it will be Soderling again just like it was at the French open. Soderling beat Nadal and made it to the finals. He's on the way to be heads up with Federer again by the looks of round 1. I think it's hard to say he's the best player ever when Nadal is the top seed and he is only 23 years old, but as it stands Federer, well his numbers, are the best.
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